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11.10.2016 | Capsule Commentary

Capsule Commentary on Meddings et al., The Impact of Disability and Social Determinants of Health on Condition-Specific Readmissions Beyond Medicare Risk-Adjustors: A Cohort Study

verfasst von: Jessica Meister-Berger, MD, JD

Erschienen in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Ausgabe 1/2017

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Readmission rates are influenced by complex patient factors, including comorbidities, age, and gender.1 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) use a condition-specific risk adjustment model based on this administrative data to determine reimbursement for readmissions.2 However, there is growing concern that current risk adjustment models oversimplify and therefore fail to adequately account for disability and social determinants of health, which may influence readmission rates by affecting a patient’s ability to comply with post-discharge treatment plans.3 5 Thus, under the current model, hospitals are financially penalized for readmissions driven by complex factors beyond their control. …
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Metadaten
Titel
Capsule Commentary on Meddings et al., The Impact of Disability and Social Determinants of Health on Condition-Specific Readmissions Beyond Medicare Risk-Adjustors: A Cohort Study
verfasst von
Jessica Meister-Berger, MD, JD
Publikationsdatum
11.10.2016
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Ausgabe 1/2017
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Elektronische ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-016-3894-9

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